Nice, suppose I'll start with my ice weapon for now. May try a couple solo runs to test out evasion, I can bring Attack Up L and Challenger+2, or Evade Distance and Evasion +2, and a couple combos of the two, but right now those are my two Uka Uka U sets for defense or offense.
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate |OT2| I'm Felyne Eggs-tatic!
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Nice, suppose I'll start with my ice weapon for now. May try a couple solo runs to test out evasion, I can bring Attack Up L and Challenger+2, or Evade Distance and Evasion +2, and a couple combos of the two, but right now those are my two Uka Uka U sets for defense or offense.
Starting health and stamina: 100
Max health and stamina: 150
Each fresh ingredient gives you 25 additional stamina.
Each star before the ingredient's name gives you 10 additional health. Your ingredients start out without any stars and you have to do certain quests to upgrade them. List of quests.
Each food combination has a ''Meal Effect'' (top screen) that always activates and improves as you improve your ingredients, e.g., eating meat + fish will give Attack (S), (M) or (L) depending on how upgraded (how many stars) your food is.
The bottom screen lists Felyne skills, which don't always activate. Eating fresh ingredients improves the chance of activation.
After completing the 8 star caravan quest ''In the Pink'' you'll also unlock prime ingredients. Eating a prime ingredient gives you a 50 stamina boosts and felyne skills will activate 100%.
Voucher: Makes all ingredients fresh.
Gourmet voucher: Makes all ingredients fresh and felyne skills will activate 100%.
If you use a voucher in multiplayer, everyone gets the bonus.
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Farmed g rank seregios all night last night and got 3 lenses, more than enough to make my first set of g rank armor!
This game is weird. I farmed brachydios for a week to get a gem, then seregos gives me 3 lenses in 1 night, all with about the same odds.
Feels good to have my first g rank armor, and a good one at that. Just wish I had sharpness +1.
This game is weird. I farmed brachydios for a week to get a gem, then seregos gives me 3 lenses in 1 night, all with about the same odds.
Feels good to have my first g rank armor, and a good one at that. Just wish I had sharpness +1.
xenoflux2113
Member
I never make a set without Evade +, so I only have that for my several Gog experiences. But there have been several times where that has saved me in those runs.
It's not great at it outside of a couple of quests in SP, but it's really easy to do. Pop down a trap when the creature is low on health- the best time to do it is when it is limping and has just fled to a new area, or if it's badly wounded and you find it asleep. Then hit it with a couple of tranq bombs. You can carry 1 shock trap, 1 pitfall trap and 8 tranqs, but you can also carry a couple of trap tools and thunderbugs to make more on the fly.
Traps are also useful against fast monsters to buy time for the team to get some hits in, especially if you want a specific part that is often out of reach.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
I would say yes because they are two separate things.
It's possible for them to both be active at the same time; Kirin Z even comes with Element Atk Up and Ice Atk +2 outright. The consensus seems to be that stacking <Element> Atk +3 and Element Atk Up isn't worth it due to some sort of elemental boosting cap on damage, but I haven't tested this myself.
Jeff Vader
Member
Ya know what charm I wouldn't mind right about now? A handicraft 5, evasion 7 with 3 slots. I mean, that sounds too awesome right?
Glitchesarecool
Member
It's nice to build an entire set of armor in one go, with enough funds and resources that The Man can just swing his hammer down. Wham bam now I'm a beetleborg.
They stack but there are diminishing returns on X attack up +3 and elem up as they hit a cap. It's not worth it to have +3 and elem up, and it's more worth to have +3 than elem up and +2 IMO.
sonikokaruto
Banned
question:
is arcana:
* FreeElement
* Status +2
* Elemental +2
???
and if it is, does Arcana + Elemental stack?
is arcana:
* FreeElement
* Status +2
* Elemental +2
???
and if it is, does Arcana + Elemental stack?
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
No it wouldnt because it has the same passive.
sonikokaruto
Banned
ok, awesme then 
thanks!
thanks! xenoflux2113
Member
I could go for that.
So apparently if I get the right rusted armor I'll have an armor set with:
Bounty Hunter: Great Luck and the skill that gives more rewards for capping
Ferocity: Speeds up gauges/charged attacks, can eat raw meat, steaks give unlimited stamina temporarily.
Benediction: Health items heal more and divine protection.
What do you guys think?
I'm still waiting for coming across a Deviljho GQ with Freedom C Arms to finish it though ;-;
-Alternis
Bounty Hunter: Great Luck and the skill that gives more rewards for capping
Ferocity: Speeds up gauges/charged attacks, can eat raw meat, steaks give unlimited stamina temporarily.
Benediction: Health items heal more and divine protection.
What do you guys think?
I'm still waiting for coming across a Deviljho GQ with Freedom C Arms to finish it though ;-;
-Alternis
Panthalassic
Member
Gah! I can't wait any longer! I got to G3 and now I really want the Bai-Bai Kaiser set! I have the perfect charm for it too. Anyone want to help me out in a few hours (maybe around 7 EST?)?
Jeff Vader
Member
I'll take 10 please. Though I don't think i've seen anybody online with the bounty hunter skill yet. I could use it for my Shaggy farming cause lol mantle.
We should start the Alternis foundation. An organization dedicated to finding a G rank Deviljho GQ with Freedom Series C (arms). XD
-Alternis
Glitchesarecool
Member
So is Felyne explorer just straight up lying when it says "ENSURES you always begin in hidden areas during Quests with random starting points" because the last three times I've rolled Soverign, it's stuck me in area 2 or in the cat area.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Well theres also another random factor where you can just not get the food skill too so I guess its that.
Jeff Vader
Member
Since I can't get a Shaggy mantle, is the Chaos one the next best thing? Even though the dragon is low (90) I can make it fully maxed right now unlike the other one.
As far as I know this is not true, killing a monster guarantees you 3 carves while capturing a monster guarantees only 2 materials on the final screen plus a 69% chance for a third one. This means that killing a monster is more often than not beneficial when looking at the mere number of drops (and it makes sense since killing a monster is harder than capturing it), but on the other hands there are certain drops that can't be found carving a monster and vice versa (see: brach pounders, plates from the raths etc.)
Enigmatic Rainbow
Member
I had all 5 GQ and made my own Death Stench full set. I'm assuming that's what you're going for, unless it's C. Fatalis Z stuff.
I gave all 5 GQ's to a friend before I deleted all of them. I could probably ask him later if he still has it if you're interested.
Ah, fair enough, I stand corrected, that was accepted wisdom yonks ago but it might have been wrong then too. I wouldnt say its necessarily easier to cap though, especially with four people hitting it, as it's quite possible to kill it before it can limp or flee if they keep it stunned with status effects or interrupt it's flee move by making it flinch. I once had a seregios take off again mere moments after I set a trap, which was only a few seconds after it moved to a new area. Very annoying.
Plus it uses resources. I think if capping was widely regarded as easier, people would do it more as most hunters want to complete the quest as fast as possible. Mostly traps seem to get used to buy time to inflict damage online, rather than ending hunts, although I've seem it used (and done it myself) to end a tough hunt before another hunter faints.
xenoflux2113
Member
I kept putting it off and off but I decided to finally do the Caravaneer's Challenge. 1 try and it was down. I am glad I didn't decide to take it on in High Rank gear though.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Could someone link me to a good explanation of all this Guild Quest armor/weapon stuff? I don't understand it at all (and of course, the game does nothing to help that, heh).
EDIT: Also, would it be worth it to go after the EX Kirin set from the DLC? The skills are great, but it'd take a shit-ton of armor spheres to get it up to a usable level.
Expeditions and Guild Quests
along with
Understanding Expeditions
are pretty good starting points.
Though I don't do a lot of Guild Quests myself outside of hunting for monsters that don't have proper quests of their own.
To make it simple: randomized quest with randomized reward.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Thanks, I should have known to check gaijin hunter's stuff first, heh. Specifically though, I'm still confused as to what the "Freedom Series"/"Tri Series", etc stuff means in the description. Gaijin hunter doesn't seem to cover that, either.
They are armor sets originally from previous games in the series (Freedom series are from the PSP games, Tri series from the Wii, etc.)
Speaking of, does anyone want to do some g-rank GQs?
PLEASE. Oh finally! Please remove my grief by contacting your friend and passing down the GQ with the death stench arms >.< I have been trying to acquire it for months, but to no avail. Shall you soothe my discomfort?
-Alternis
Black-Wind
Member
Are hunt-a-thons good for farming?
I feel like I don't get as many end-of-mission rewards for the amount of monsters I kill and capture ..
I feel like I don't get as many end-of-mission rewards for the amount of monsters I kill and capture ..
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
No no, I knew that (I've been playing since Freedom). I mean, what does that mean in the context of the quest? Like, what armors you can find there, I guess?
Precisely. I don't understand your confusion...
Whichever armor is listed in the GQ description is what you'll get from the quest, just like the weapon bias.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Sorry, I'm going about this super weirdly and not asking the right things. The letters after the series name, what does that mean? Freedom C, Tri E, etc? I've seen people looking for specific letters and such.
(Gah, why didn't I ask this from the start? I feel dumb.)
EDIT: Ugh, got kicked out of a quest due to maintenance. Don't understand why Capcom doesn't throw out the "Maintenance will begin shortly" message 50 minutes before it happens. That way anyone on a quest when the message pops up can still complete it.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Theyre more for the extra chance of getting something to carve then cap. But their still very efficient for farming.
Splash Wave
Member
I still can't get Crazy Stupid Love to show up! I've completed Advanced: Shipping out and the Urgent Quest asking me to kill a Dah'ren Mohran. The simple answer would be to complete every uncompleted quest, but I know that isn't actually necessary.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
I did that and got it. Hell, Im at advance Teostra. I think one more quest and then I unlock the Caravanners challenge.
Have you talked to everybody? Check all the towns and don't forget the back room in Cathar (which I think you've gotten to by now). There might be a dialogue bubble somewhere that you need to find.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Is maintenance over?
It's a lot easier to use ridges and ledges on the terrain than to try climbing the walls for mounts. Even the small jumps from running over a ledge can be used for an aerial mounting attack.
Mounting itself works like a status effect - every landed aerial attack adds to a counter, which when met triggers a mount. Repeated attempts set the counter higher, so the first mount is always the easiest.
Panthalassic
Member
I have a Gathering Hall up for G-Rank Teostra/Kushala (and other G3s, if people want). Aiming for Bai-Bai Kaiser!
DONE
DONE
Splash Wave
Member
Still nothing! Maybe I'll just complete the remaining "Advanced" quests and hope for the best?
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Yeah and I think some weapons are easier to mount with than others. I main DB, and if I'm in Demon Mode or Archdemon mode and I dash off a ledge, I get a sweet mount move that works way better than a regular jump off attack.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Act of Gog > One guy carts > Team abandons quest > solo cutting his tail off to end via subquest.
My Monhun is strong.
Edit: What the fuck has happened to the online community? I'm getting guys quitting left and right, leaving as soon as the mission is over without a word, and leaches all over the place especially in these big battles. Doesn't even use the cannon! Even the simplest player can contribute in the Gog fight by loading the cannon.
My Monhun is strong.
Edit: What the fuck has happened to the online community? I'm getting guys quitting left and right, leaving as soon as the mission is over without a word, and leaches all over the place especially in these big battles. Doesn't even use the cannon! Even the simplest player can contribute in the Gog fight by loading the cannon.